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About Devar Palla Village

Devar Palla is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 129 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devar Palla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devar Palla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246473
Area (hectares) 83.64 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 129
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devar Palla compares

By the 2011 count Devar Palla is the 46th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 83.64 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Devar Palla

Devar Palla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Devar Palla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devar Palla from other places

Devar Palla lies about 79 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 39 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Devar Palla
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 28 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 38 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 39 km
District headquarters Chamoli 79 km

Villages closest to Devar Palla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pokhari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Devar Palla

As per the Census of India 2011, Devar Palla village had a population of 272. That makes it the 46th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Devar Palla village has 129 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devar Palla has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Devar Palla is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devar Palla covers 83.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devar Palla falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Devar Palla is Ramnagar, about 39 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Devar Palla.

Devar Palla is about 79 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devar Palla is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 28 km away. Rāmnagar is about 38 km away. Ramnagar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devar Walla (under 2 km), Guniyala (6.6 km) and Pati (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Devar Palla today is likely to be higher.

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